Western Pop Songs With Food Titles: Part III

All this discussion about ikan belado (chilly fried fish) and murtabak (Indian meat pancake) reminds me of songs that have been lingering in my mind for a while. Food, Glorious Food is the opening number from the musical Oliver! Written by Lional Bart, it is sung during a sequence when the orphan boys from the 60s musical are fantasizing about food while going to collect their bowl of porridge - gruel to be exact.

"Food glorious food/We're anxious to try it/Three banquets a day/Our favourite diet /Just picture a great big steak/Fried, roasted or chewed/For food marvellous food/Wonderful food, magical food/Fabulous food, beautiful food..."

There are many, many western pop titles with food words in them but this list is limited to songs familiar and popular around the 60s. It is a short list and some lyrics do not discuss food at all. Here goes:

1 All That Meat And No Potatoes Louis Armstrong 2 American Pie Don McLean 3 Banana Boat Song Harry Belafonte 4 Blueberry Hill Fats Domino 5 Brown Sugar Rolling Stones 6 Catfish Bob Dylan

6 Cigarettes and Coffee Otis Redding 7 Country Pie Bob Dylan 8 Goober Peas Kingstone Trio 9 Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) Dee Dee Sharp 10 I Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts Merv Griffin .

11 Lemon Tree Peter Paul & Mary 12 Lollipop Chordettes 13 Porcupine Pie Neil Diamond 14 Strawberry Fields Forever 15 Sweet Potato Pie James Taylor 16 Tutti Frutti Little Richard 17 Watermelon Man Herbie Hancock.

I have been trying to think of Singapore pop songs that have food themes. Doesn't matter in whatever local language they are in. If you remember one, please contribute.

For a long list: http://www.squidoo.com/songs-about-food

Image: The Wynners Long Play/Andy Lim Collection.